| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strømmen | 8 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9/15 | 7-8 |
| Valdres | 6 | D1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4/15 | 9-10 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strømmen | 11 | 25 | 26 | -19 | WWDLW | 4 | +7 |
| Valdres | 10 | 25 | 31 | -8 | LDDDW | 9 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-10-04
5 points and 1 places separated them: Strømmen 11th with 26, Valdres 10th with 31. On the form table Strømmen stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Strømmen 1.16 scored and 1.92 conceded per game, Valdres 1.56 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.69.
Valdres had gone 6 games without a win, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at Strømmen Stadion in Strømmen (capacity 4,000).
